wheriko
1. (verb) to flash, glitter, sparkle, twinkle, gleam, glisten.
E āhua rite ana te wuruhi ki te kurī mohoao nei anō, engari nā te rahi ia, nā te tū-ā-hīanga. He roa tōna upoko, he koikoi te kanekane o te ihu, e koi ana te tū o ngā taringa, he roroa ngā waewae he kapi tonu i te huruhuru; he nui te waero o te whiore, ko te matamata rawa he pango; ko te tinana he āhua kōwhai pōuri rawa, he mea anō he mā katoa, he mea anō he pango katoa. Wheriko ana ngā kanohi (TWMNT 11/7/1876:165). / The wolf is somewhat similar to a wild dog in appearance, but much larger and somewhat fiercer. He has a long head, pointed nose, ears erect and sharp, the legs are long well clothed with hair; the tail is bushy and bending down, with the tip black; the body is generally pale brown, tinged with yellow, sometimes found white, and sometimes entirely black. The eyes sparkle.
2. (verb) to be resplendent, impressive, brilliant, dazzling.
Koia anō wheriko ana a runga i ngā tēpu i ngā mahi rā a te Ingarihi, e 20 ngā oko puāwai kakara i runga i ngā tēpu e tū ana (KO 20/1/1888:3). / How resplendent the tops of the tables were from the work of the English, with 20 bowls of fragrant flowers placed on the tables.
3. (verb) to glimpse, see dimly.
I wheriko noa ake au e haere ana (W 1971:495). / I caught a glimpse of them moving.
kōrekoreko
1. (verb) to sparkle, dazzle.
Hei whakamīharo mā ngā tauiwi te rā e puta ake ana i te rāwhiti, kōrekoreko ana a runga i te kare o te moana i ōna hihi kanapa (TKO 15/5/1884:8). / The sun rising in the east is something foreigners admire, sparkling on the surface of the ocean with its bright rays.
2. (verb) to be dazzled, white, fluorescent.
I āhua kōrekoreko ngā kanohi o te Māori i te kitenga i ngā taonga whakamīharo a te Pākehā, mahue ana ngā taonga Māori, whiua ana ki tahaki (TTT 1/5/1923:4). / Māori eyes were a bit dazzled when they saw the marvelous equipment of the Pākehā, Māori tools were abandoned and tossed aside.
korakora
1. (verb) to burn, glisten, sparkle.
Ki te hoki mai a Tūnui a te ika e pūkohu ana te upoko, e korakora haere mai ana te hiku he mate tēnā, e kore tēnā taua e haere ki te pakanga ki tērā iwi, ki tērā pā (JPS 1926:205). / Should the comet return having a misty appearance about the head, and with sparking tail, then that was trouble and that force would not advance to attack that tribe, or the fort.
2. (verb) to be quick (of movement).
Synonyms: kerakera
3. (noun) spark.
Nō Te Kereama anake anō ngā whare i wera; ko te mea ia, i mumura anō ētahi whare ki Waiariki i ngā korakora rere atu. I reira ngā kaimataara e whanga ana, ā, tineia iho e rātou ngā korakora (MM.TKM 1/1/1855:3). / The buildings that were burnt were confined to Mr Graham's premises; but some houses at Official Bay also caught fire from the sparks carried there. The observers were waiting there, and they extinguished the sparks.
4. (noun) particle, crumb.
He momo peita wai te peita waikukū, engari he puata-kore. He rahi ake te wāhanga kano o te peita waikukū, ā, ka whakaranua hoki he momo paura pērā i te korakora tioka (RTA 2014:134). / Gouache paint is a type of water paint which is opaque. Gouache has a higher ratio of pigment, and a powder such as chalk particles is also mixed in.
He kupu whānui te korakora e hāngai ana ki te ngota, te katote me te rāpoi ngota (TRP 2010:267). / Particle is a general term which can be applied to an atom, an ion or a molecule (TRP 2010:267).
wana
1. (verb) to bud, shoot (of a plant), sprout, come to life.
Arā te whakataukī mō te tangata ka mate, kīia ana ka hoki ki Te Pō mō ake tonu atu, kāore e wana ake anō pērā i te tī rākau: 'Ehara i te tī e wana ake' (Te Ara 2015). / There is the proverb about a person who dies, that they return to the world of darkness forever, unlike the cabbage tree, which sprouts up again: 'Not like the cabbage tree, which renews itself.'
2. (verb) to be exciting, thrilling, inspiring, stimulating, moving, rousing.
Ko tēnei hui he wāhi e āhei ai ngā reo katoa ki te whakamōhio he aha tā rātou e whakaako nei, e hiahia nei; ngā pukapuka, ngā rīpine, ngā ataata e pā ana ki taua reo me ngā āhuatanga hou katoa e whakaarotia ake ana e tēnā reo, e tēnā reo, kia wana ake ai ngā whakaakoranga, kia tahuri atu hoki te tangata ki taua reo (HM 1/1993:1). / This conference was a venue where all languages would be able to inform others about their teaching and what they were aspiring to do; the books, tape recordings and videos relevant to a particular language and all the new methods being considered by each language to enliven the teaching so that a person would be turned on by that language.
Synonyms: whakakorikori, whakaohooho, panuku, whakaaroharoha, whakanekeneke, whakaaroha, whakaneke, nekehanga
3. (noun) excitement, thrill, exhilaration, fervour, verve, gusto, zeal, zest, passion, energy, sparkle, liveliness, pizazz.
Ko te wana ki ahau, ko ngā rongo, ngā kare ā-roto rānei e ara mai ana i roto i a koe, nā runga i tētahi mahi e mahia mai ana e tētahi tangata (KR 2013:33). / To me, 'wana' are the feelings, or the emotions that rise up from within you as a result of some action performed by someone.
E ai ki te mahara ake o tētehi o te minenga ki a Mere e wani mai ana i te whatārangi kia tū ai ki te aroaro-ā-kapa, ki reira haka tahi atu ai me rātau me te puta o te ihi, o te wana (TTR 1998:1). / One member of the audience remembered Mere gliding across the stage to stand in the front row of the haka group to join them in the haka with great excitement and gusto.
Synonyms: ngangahau, mātātoa, hemonga, ihiihi, awata, kakare, ngākau whakapuke, whitawhita, matangareka, ngākaunui, whiwhita, tāwheta, rika, kaikaha
4. (noun) seedling, young shoot.
Ka taka iho ngā kākano o te nīkau ki te whenua, nāwai ā kua pihi ake, kua tipu mai he wana (PK 2008:1056). / The seeds of the nīkau tree drop to ground and after a time they sprout and seedlings grow.
5. (noun) stake, paling (of a fence).
piari
1. (verb) to be clear, sparkling, transparent, translucent, limpid, pellucid.
Ka haere atu ki tātahi ki runga ki tētahi haupapa kōhatu. Rokohanga atu e tere ana tētahi kōpua wai i runga i te haupapa kōhatu, piari kau ana (JPS 1892:150). / He went down to the seaside onto an area of flat rocks. He came upon a pool of water on the flat rocks, which was limpid
Synonyms: toari
whakawhetū
1. (verb) to twinkle, sparkle (like stars).
Ka tahuna aua mea ki te ahi ko ētahi ka kōkiri ake ki te rangi whakawhetū ai, me te rērere ngā kora, ānō he huka e tiko iho ana i te rangi (TWMNT 17/11/1874:290). / When those things were lit some shot up into the sky to sparkle like sparks flying about, and as if it was snow prominent in the sky.
